It is a nonsense to say that a country with more than 100'000'000 inhabitants gloriously obtains more medals than a country with 5'00'000 inhabitants! Here is a more rational ranking: inhabitants per medal.

An even better classification should also take in consideration parameters such as the per capita income, sports policy, the country's snow coverage rate, etc.

There is no absolute guarantee on the above numbers. You should:
- See results in your favourite newspaper, or official results here: http://www.sochi2014.com/
- Visit official Web site of the International Olympic Movement here: http://www.olympic.org/
- See data on countries in your own atlas: they could be a little different for several reasons (date of census, including or not other territories, etc.).